Francois Legault and Pierre Poilievre are maybe the two politicians who took the longest to react to the Trump Tariff ordeal. Remember this is because deep down they are both Trump supporters as I’ve said before.
Poilievre’s reaction (or rather, carefully planned response which is why he took a full day to post) is the one most worth analyzing : he literally didn’t say anything new, just parroted what others said or what he read in the media, he’s not setting a different posture for the party ostensibly ahead in the polls. What he’s doing is clamouring again to reconvene parliament to “discuss measures to take”.
But don’t fool yourself: what he really wants is an opportunity to bring down the government at a time when unity and coordinated response are needed. And don’t think for a second Poilievre would respond in kind to Trump. He will likely step back, and give a lot of concessions (that’s what the free market is about, right? Just sell everything?).